WWE star Brodus Clay was asked how he ended up working as a bodyguard for Snoop Dogg. "At Saddle Ranch (bar and restaurant) a fight broke out (laughs)," Clay recalled. "Snoop’s manager was there and another guy. You have to understand these aren’t tremendous athletic accomplishments. Most guys that fight in clubs, it’s never Jean-Claude Van Damme or some licensed killer. They’re usually pathetic, drunk individuals.

"It doesn’t take a whole lot and I used to have fun with it, almost like (playing) cat and mouse with them, working on my promos and stuff like that. (Snoop’s management) saw that and they asked me if I needed a job and I was like, sure.

"Snoop and I just hit it off because he liked my sarcasm and honestly (being a bodyguard) was great in terms of being able to cut promos and get personality. I was always the bad guy with Snoop. I was always the heavy, the one who would say no and I enjoyed it." Read the full interview at Appletonhub.postcrescent.com/article/20120823/APC0507/308230039/Q-WWE-bruiser-Brodus-Clay-take-Resch-Center-Planet-Funk-Tuesday?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE.

Powell's POV: Clay also recalled how breaking up another fight at Saddle Ranch got the attention of Tommy Dreamer, who was with WWE at the time. He noted how that experience led to him getting a phone call that led to a tryout match. It's an interesting interview that discusses his background with Snoop Dogg (or Snoop Lion these days) and transforming into the Funkasaurus.

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